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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Direct sampling HF/VHF Receiver
Mobile External Speaker

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.535-30 MHz 0.9-52 / 74-108 / 135-160 MHz -
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   RTTY   -
Sensitivity ? HF 9kHz-52MHz MDS: -132dBm @ 14MHz, Clipping lev -8dBm
FM 74-108MHz sensitivity <2uV 12dB SINAD @ 98MHz, Clip lev -3dBm
VHF 135-160MHz MDS -137dBm @ 145MHz, Clipping Level -19dBm
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Selectivity ? ≥ 100 dB, Software defined ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? SDR / direct conversion ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Internal speaker ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - -
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws SMA -
Impedance 50/75Ω 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 5 V DC (USB) ?
Current RX N/A ? -
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1967 and 1969 in Japan Between 2012 and 201x in Italy Between 201x and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 368 × 178 × 228 mm
(14.49 × 7.01 × 8.98 in)
110 × 40 × 90 mm
(4.33 × 1.57 × 3.54 in)
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Weight 6.35 kg (14.0 lbs) 360 gr (12.7 oz) ?
Form factor Base Station Headless Mobile

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Separate inputs Antenna for HF / 6m and FM / VHF / Bypass
WFM Stereo decoder with RDS decoder
61.44 MHz sampling frequency
32-bit
USB 2.0
USB-powered
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-DX-000150 ELAD-FDM-S000002 ICOM-SP-000035